Thomas P. Giuffra

“critical piece of evidence”

Thomas P. Giuffra · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28

Giuffra said fraternity group chat messages were a critical piece of evidence that he says were provided to authorities in 2024.

“In my experience, speaking with an abuse survivor requires delicacy, understanding and specialized training. An average University Police officer would not have these skills. It would be the role of a specially trained detective or district attorney. However, Ms. Doe was never contacted by anybody with those skills,”

Thomas P. Giuffra · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28

Giuffra criticized authorities for not having a specially trained detective or prosecutor follow up with his client.

“My client went to the Cornell University Police because a crime was committed. It was the obligation of the police to investigate the complaints. They were given the group chat inviting the members of the fraternity to rape my client. This was a critical piece of evidence supporting that a crime had occurred. Despite this there was no follow-up with Ms. Doe either by the Cornell Police or the Tompkins County District Attorney,”

Thomas P. Giuffra · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28

Giuffra said his client reported a crime to Cornell Police and provided a group chat as evidence, but no one followed up with her.